U23 Vietnam has a chance to break the record at the U23 Asian tournament; VFF announces very good news about the 'hot seat' of the Vietnam team
(Baonghean.vn) - U23 Vietnam has a chance to break the record for points in the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup; VFF leaders are confident in finding a foreign coach who meets the criteria for the Vietnam team. That is the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
U23 Vietnam has a chance to break the record at the U23 Asian tournament
U23 Vietnam has the opportunity to break the record for points in the group stage of the U23 Asian tournament.
The 2024 AFC U23 Championship will be the fifth time Vietnam U23 has participated in this tournament. The previous four took place in 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022.
At this tournament, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team are in a group that is not too difficult when they only have to meet U23 Kuwait, U23 Uzbekistan and U23 Malaysia.
Except for the very strong U23 Uzbekistan, the remaining two teams are all equal opponents to U23 Vietnam.
If playing to their full potential, Khuat Van Khang and his teammates are capable of taking all 6 points against these two teams and breaking the record under coach Gong Oh-kyun.
"Hot seat" of Vietnam national team: VFF announces very good news
VFF leaders are confident in finding a foreign coach who meets the criteria and are planning to appoint a new captain to the "hot seat" of the Vietnamese team before the training session next June.
A leader of VFF said that the search for a head coach to replace Mr. Troussier in the "hot seat" of the Vietnamese national team is taking place according to plan, in the spirit of careful work, step by step.
Because the negotiation is very sensitive, VFF did not give any specific information about the candidates. Only when the two sides entered the "final", that is, preparing for the contract signing ceremony, then the new head coach of the Vietnam national team will officially be revealed.
Recently, VFF has received many applications from candidates in Europe and Asia, including notable names: Kim Sang Sik and Kim Do Hoon (Korea), some coaches from Japan; most recently Marco Pezzaiuoli - an assistant to coach Ralf Rangnick when the German coach led MU... Previously, former coach of the Thai national team Mano Polking also expressed his desire to lead the Vietnamese national team.
U23 Japan convincingly defeated U23 China despite playing with one less player
Japan U23 won 1-0 against China U23 despite having to play with one less player from the 17th minute in the opening match of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship.
Japan U23 opened the scoring early in the 8th minute, Yamada crossed the ball from the right wing into the penalty area, Matsuki ran in and finished close to the goal. However, the blue team was short of players in the 17th minute. Nishio received a straight red card for hitting Jia Feifan.
Despite having more players, U23 China played a disjointed style of play, mainly looking for opportunities from long balls or individual efforts. In contrast, U23 Japan stood firm thanks to a disciplined defense system and excellent performance from goalkeeper Kokubo.
In the rare situation where Kokubo was defeated, the crossbar saved Japan U23 from Tao Qianglong's long-range shot in the 38th minute. In the end, Japan U23 beat China U23 1-0.
Mbappe shatters Barca's Champions League dream
In the early morning of April 17 (Hanoi time), Mbappe scored a double to help PSG defeat Barca 4-1 in the second leg of the quarter-finals, thereby winning the right to continue with a total score of 6-4.
After completing his double, Mbappe celebrated wildly. The former AS Monaco striker knew that PSG had a sure ticket to the semi-finals against Dortmund.
Barca continue to miss out on the Champions League title and have not been able to reach the semi-finals of this tournament since Lionel Messi left.
